how long does it take for AIM to ship ammo?

[Maddog5150]

I ordered ammo over a week before (a day or two after obama got elected) and it hasnt arrived Anyone know what the turnaround is?

[TonyM]

I ordered ammo over a week before (a day or two after obama got elected) and it hasnt arrived Anyone know what the turnaround is?

Usually, they ship in 2-3 days.

Right now, all bets are off on a guesstimate. I placed 2 orders with powdervalley for bullets, primers and powder, usually it's 1-2 days processing time, but this time it took them 7 days.

When I called to check, the guy told me that they were selling about a week's worth of inventory every day and were backlogged. Same with about 6 other vendors I've contacted in the last 2 weeks.

Be patient, you will get your order. Bryan and the crew at AIM are good.

[moulton]

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11/13/2008 Memo to our Customers:
As you know, we at AIM and others in the firearms industry are experiencing an extraordinarily high demand for the products we sell.
This extreme demand compares only to the spike experienced in 1993-1994 when the Brady Bill became law.
Although we will do all we can to insure the fulfillment of your order(s) in its entirety, we are experiencing product shortages that may result in backorders or delays of specific product from your order.
We ask for your patience as we work diligently to process orders, answer phone calls and respond to the thousands of emails requesting information about orders placed and product status.
Although some have responded to this spike by raising their prices immediately after the election. You have our promise that we will make every effort to maintain our advertised prices until our suppliers increase our costs.
In an effort to better control our remaining inventory, we are allowing only selected products to be purchased via our website.
Thank you again for your business and your patient understanding.

[hawk81]

About 10 days.

[Darklyte27]

should have ordered 2 weeks before the election.
it could be days to weeks!!

[sammy]

I hope you did not order this .223 from them. http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...d.php?t=319809

[ptoguy2002]

I ordered on Nov 5, and havn't heard a peep other than my order confirmation email.

Now AIM has this on their site:
*11/17/2008 Important Shipping Delay Notice

Due to high order/back order volume we are currently experiencing a delay in shipping. Please allow for an additional 17 Business days for us to process your order. We are currently shipping orders placed on the 6th, and as this was a record setting sales day, it may take us a few days to ship the orders taken that day. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.


I can understand that they are busy, but ONE WHOLE MONTH to ship?
BS, I orderef from Ammo to go the same day too, and it took ATG took a week to ship with the same kinda back orders.

I'd cancel and order elsewhere, but I don't think its a possibility with the current situation.

[hybridatsun350]

Everyone is feeling the heat from this huge rush on ammo and guns. I would just be patient. You'll get your stuff!

[Darklyte27]

maybe they over sold their ammo.. didnt expect to sell so much and allowed more orders than stock, so maybe they are expecting more to arrive?.. just a guess

[tlillard23]

bought mine moday of election. sent UPS, be here saturday.

[yellowfin]

I have a good friend who works in the shipping department for Aim, and he says it's purely due to how much can be physically moved per day. They're over capacity by at least 30% every day, and they've tripled their UPS pickups since a month ago. They're working long shifts just to do what they're doing. I placed my order just before Halloween and got it 8 days later. He said they were getting a day behind every day: they were getting twice as much as they could ship a day EVERY DAY! They had to stop answering the phones it was so bad, or good if you look at it that way. When I placed my order before it really hit the fan their fax machine was backlogged by 30 minutes.

That's the skinny on it as told directly from the source.